EVENT OVERVIEW “Cloud computing will supersede traditional IT”, “SOA will enable business agility”, “my way or the highway”, etc. We’ve all heard this type of proclamations before, as many look to the “next big things” in technology to exact sweeping...

Joe Shirey and I ( Woody Pewitt ) have recently concluded a series of Architect Councils titled The Importance of the Client. In 2 weeks and 1 day we did 10 events in 7 cities and while it is always great to meet customers working with our tools and technology...

I usually don’t like to promote every little thing that Microsoft releases, but when I see something that is really worth downloading, I like to point it out. Office 2007 Service Pack 2 is out and downloadable here . If you are running Office 2007...

Starting a company to build software and/or web services, requires innovation, technology, business services, risk management, in addition to a lot of coffee and hours!  BizSpark, lowers some of the friction and costs associated with building an...

Rob Bagby is making the tour again with another series of MSDN Events in May.  Registration Links Albuquerque, NM - May 4, 1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Salt Lake City, UT - May 6, 8:00 A.M. - 12:00 noon or May 6, 1:00 p.M. - 5:00 P.M. Colorado Springs,...

Have you thought about starting a business or have started one in last three years?  If so, you need to know about BizSpark from Microsoft.  This program enables you to obtain software for free to help start your business.  I’m talking...

A lot of people have commented on how much the liked the videos from the last Architect Council series and if they were publicly available.  Here they are: IE8 History of the Internet Envisioning Video – the potential future of computer interaction...

Recently, at Mix09 actually, there were a few important updates to the Windows Azure CTP (Community Technology Preview). Read the full article on John Stame’s blog at http://jcstame.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/updates-to-windows-azure/

The upcoming new release of Windows – Windows 7 is packed with a lot of great new features. I have been using the beta for about a month, and I have noticed a significant improvement in performance, fast resume/sleep and shutdown/startup.  Also,...

Overview This two day training is designed to teach developers how to create Line of Business (LOB) applications using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).   Day One is an introduction to the WPF graphics subsystem, the tools used to build...

The current economic downturn is putting many entrepreneurs under increasing pressure, making it critical to find new resources and ways to reduce costs and inefficiencies at the same time growing the business. Windows 7 will create new market opportunities...

Like many folks within Microsoft, I come from a background that includes many different technology approaches/solutions to business problems. That being said, interoperability is a crucial element for enterprise applications.  I’m happy to say that...

This ad aired today.  I think its finally reasonable.  I really did not get the Seinfeld ads.  I think people get this in today’s economy! Read the full article on John Stame’s blog at http://jcstame.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/pc-%e2%80%9ci...

The Azure™ Services Platform (Azure) is an internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers, which provides an operating system and a set of developer services that can be used individually or together.  Azure’s flexible and...

Today, Microsoft is releasing the latest coding milestone of .NET Services , a component of the Azure Services Platform. .NET Services are still in community technology preview (CTP).   The March 2009 release further enhances support for web...